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BMO HARRIS BANK HELPS FIGHT BLOOD CANCERS
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Event Keeps Dollars Local

LEAWOOD (April 3, 2013) – For the second year in a row, BMO Harris Bank is helping the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Mid-America Chapter raise dollars and awareness of blood cancers as the presenting sponsor of their signature fundraiser. The April 29 event is a black tie ball and will be held at The Muehlebach Tower in downtown Kansas City.

“The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society provide invaluable resources to those affected by blood cancers,” said BMO Harris Bank Kansas City President Brad Smith. “Our association with them is an important investment in our community, as well a reflection of BMO Harris Bank’s dedication to the health and well-being of the markets we serve.”

Dollars raised from this year’s silver anniversary event will stay in the community to support LLS participation in the Learning Collaborative. The Learning Collaborative is a partnership of LLS, the National Institutes of Health and the drug development program at the University of Kansas and its NCI designated Cancer Center, located in the Kansas City area. The Learning Collaborative focuses on repurposing already approved drugs for new uses and has already succeeded in placing drugs into clinical trials years faster than traditional approac hes. The result is faster improvement in treatments and saved lives.

“We are pleased to partner with BMO Harris Bank to present The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 25th Anniversary Black Tie Ball. It is our pleasure to acknowledge the wonderful support given to this event by a bank that cares so much about the community. None of this would be possible without BMO's generosity and support,” commented LLS Executive Director Janna LaCock.

For more information about the event, visit: http://www.lls.org/#/aboutlls/chapters/mid/events/ball/

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BMO Harris Bank provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through over 600 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and Florida.  BMO Harris Bank’s commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge and mid-market focus throughout the U.S.  For more information about BMO Harris Bank, go to the company fact sheet.  Deposit and loan products and services provided by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO Harris BankSM is a trade name used by BMO Harris Bank N.A. BMO Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a North American financial organization with approximately 1,600 branches, and $542 billion in assets (as of Jan. 31, 2013).